Al Barlas

Requires primary and general election candidates to use nominating petition forms made available by Secretary of State, county clerk, or municipal clerk.

Requires school district to suspend without pay school employees accused of criminal offenses or unbecoming conduct involving child.

Mandates access to periodic cancer screening examinations for volunteer firefighters.

Establishes "Fiscal Integrity for Future Attractions (FIFA) Act"; establishes commission to review and approve agreements to host certain major events in this State.

Proposes constitutional amendment to increase amount of veterans' property tax deduction from $250 to $2,500 over four years.

Requires public schools to develop policy for administration of nasal seizure rescue medication and use of manual vagas nerve stimulators for students with seizure disorder on emergent basis.

Eliminates 16 hour per 24-hour period coverage limit on private duty nursing services for certain Medicaid enrollees who are 21 years of age or older.

Establishes minimum Medicaid reimbursement rate for structured day program services provided to beneficiary eligible for brain injury services.

Provides gross income tax deduction for certain health club membership fees and personal training services.

Requires school bus personnel members to call 911 emergency line in potential life-threatening emergencies; requires certain school buses transportating students with disabilities to be equipped with certain safety features; makes appropriation.

Designates November 7 of each year as "Shwachman Diamond Syndrome Awareness Day" in NJ.

Establishes matching grant program in DCA to support community-based nonprofit organizations that provide shelter services during Code Blue alerts.

Permits excused absence for students participating in college visits, visits to postsecondary technical institutions, and military recruitment-related activities.

Provides for special session of Legislature to consider property tax relief and reform.

Allows candidates to file form attesting to their understanding of and adherence to ELEC rules and regulations with their nominating petitions.

Concerns bereavement leave for miscarriage and stillbirth.

Establishes school district grant program in DOE to reimburse public school teachers for classroom material expenditures.

Establishes rebuttable presumption of pretrial detention and increases penalties for motor vehicle theft offenses; authorizes home detention for minors adjudicated delinquent for motor vehicle theft offenses; establishes Grants for Underage Auto-Theft Risk Deterrence Pilot Program in Juvenile Justice Commission; appropriates $7 million.

Upgrades burglary of a residence to a crime of the second degree; requires mandatory period of parole ineligibility if residence was occupied at time of offense.

Requires NJTA and SJTA to automatically offer toll discounts to senior citizens.